MathKingdom: Teaching Children Mathematical Language Through Speaking at Home via a Voice-Guided GameShow others and affiliations
Number of Authors: 132023 (English)In: CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / [ed] Albrecht Schmidt; Kaisa Väänänen; Tesh Goyal; Per Ola Kristensson; Anicia Peters; Stefanie Mueller; Julie R. Williamson; Max L. Wilson, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2023, article id 93Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The amount and quality of mathematical language in the family are positively associated with promoting children’s mathematical abilities. However, mathematical language in many families is poor. Through need-finding investigation, we developed MathKingdom, a voice-agent-based game that helps children aged 4–7 learn and use rich, accurate mathematical language (e.g., mathematical expressions related to measurement, sequence, patterns). The game has four flows, in which users can wake up, transform, decorate, and perform as their avatars, as well as practice basic mathematical vocabulary, mathematical single sentences, coherent mathematical statements, and free expression. We refined the system design through wizard-of-oz testing and then evaluated it with 18 families. The results showed that MathKingdom effectively engaged children, enhanced their mathematical language skills and mathematical abilities, and encouraged parent-child conversations about math.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2023. article id 93
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Research subject
Computer and Systems Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-225353DOI: 10.1145/3544548.3581043Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85160020951ISBN: 978-1-4503-9421-5 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-225353DiVA, id: diva2:1827953
Conference
CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Hamburg Germany April 23 - 28, 2023.
2024-01-152024-01-152024-01-17Bibliographically approved